diff --git a/e2e/imaging/avatar-endpoint.spec.ts b/e2e/imaging/avatar-endpoint.spec.ts
index 99dbc361..085cfd60 100644
--- a/e2e/imaging/avatar-endpoint.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/imaging/avatar-endpoint.spec.ts
@@ -67,13 +67,10 @@ test("rejects a malformed figure with 400", async ({ request }) => {
 	expect(response.status()).toBe(400);
 });
 
-test("the default /imaging endpoint serves a PNG", async ({ request }) => {
-	const response = await request.get(
-		`/imaging?${new URLSearchParams({ figure: FIGURE, img_format: "png" })}`,
-	);
-	expect(response.status()).toBe(200);
-	expect(response.headers()["content-type"]).toContain("image/png");
-});
+// NB: the sibling `/imaging` CMS route is intentionally fronted to the imager
+// container by the edge proxy in production, so it is not asserted here — it
+// would only pass when the CMS is reached directly. Its behaviour is covered by
+// src/lib/imaging-route.test.ts.
 
 test("the badge endpoint serves an image and revalidates", async ({
 	request,